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Military & Aerospace Electronics
December 2009 |
GE Delivers Explosive Detection Systems to U.S. Army GE's MobileTrace handheld contraband detection systems will be used for explosive detection, illegal drug detection, and other homeland security applications.   |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
January 2008 |
Implant Sciences' Explosives Detector Systems to be Used at Beijing 2008 Olympic Games To date, Implant Sciences has shipped its Quantum Sniffer BTS Benchtop explosives detection system (QS-BTS) and Quantum Sniffer H100 and H150 portable explosives detectors to Beijing. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
November 2008
Courtney E. Howard |
SAIC to develop sensor based on canine sense of smell for chemical detection The quick and accurate detection and identification of chemicals and chemical combinations, such as explosives and chemical and biological weapons, is critical in military and aerospace environments. |
Chemistry World
May 2012 |
Sniffing out explosives Can science compete with the sensitivity of a sniffer dog's nose? Emma Davies finds out |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
July 2005 |
Homeland Security Briefs Ahura Corp. develops first militarized chemical identification system for first responders... TSA certifies Lockheed Martin's explosives detection-system upgrade kit... TSA orders 32 Explosives Detection System machines from L-3 Communications... |
Chemistry World
February 11, 2011
Emma Shiells |
Enzyme logic biosensor for security surveillance Scientists in the US have made a system that rapidly detects both explosives and nerve agents, providing a simple yes-no response. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
November 2008 |
Naval Surface Warfare Center employs FLIR Systems technology The systems will be installed on military ground vehicles to provide surveillance, identification, detection, and limited tracking capabilities in all light and weather conditions. |
Chemistry World
August 1, 2014
Megan Tyler |
Strep throat spotted in seconds Scientists have developed a non-invasive mass spectrometry-based diagnostic technique that can diagnose strep throat in less than 10 seconds. |
National Defense
September 2009
Robert H. Williams |
More Proficient Checkpoint X-ray Sensor Unveiled A Bedford, Mass., technology firm has developed a multi-axis image acquisition and motion detection-ray system that is better able to identify weapons and explosives at baggage screening stations and other check points. |
National Defense
June 2013
Stew Magnuson |
Handheld Chemical Cloud Identifier Hits First Responder Market BLOCK Engineering has shrunk a fixed-sight chemical cloud detector down to where it can be carried into the field. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
January 2007
Hans Kobler |
From DARPA to Main Street Technologies developed for Homeland Security are moving into the public sector. |
Chemistry World
October 3, 2006
Michael Gross |
Imaging for the Masses Two US research groups have made progress in the application of mass spectrometry for imaging. |
Bio-IT World
July 2005
Robert M. Frederickson |
Amassing Mass Spectrometry Tools Mass spectrometry is a key tool in the effort to identify protein biomarkers of human disease. Manufacturers have met major challenges in adapting this technology to protein discovery, both qualitatively and quantitatively. |
Chemistry World
March 4, 2014
Emma Stoye |
Mass spec backpack for chemical analysis on the go The latest gadget to come out of the labs of Purdue University in the US may look like the fictional 'proton pack' from Ghostbusters, but it's actually a portable mass spectrometer that can be carried around on the user's back. |
National Defense
March 2007
Grace Jean |
Focus on Checked Baggage Screening Has Detracted From Aviation Security Aviation security analysts say an explosives screening measure has diverted funds, attention, and resources from passenger and carry-on baggage screening checkpoints to the detriment of national security. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
May 2006
John McHale |
Handheld instruments to transform explosives detection, environmental monitoring These battery-powered miniature instruments could one day be deployed in wireless sensor networks in airports, subway systems, and office buildings. |
Chemistry World
April 16, 2009
Simon Hadlington |
Mass spec pinpoints flu virus types Researchers in Australia have shown that exquisitely accurate mass spectrometry can be used to distinguish between different sub-types of the influenza virus |
National Defense
January 2006
Grace Jean |
Laser-Based Sensor Will Sniff Out Chemicals on the Move U.S. Army scientists are working on a next-generation, laser-based chemical detector capable of operating in reconnaissance vehicles while traveling at high speeds. |
National Defense
October 2007
Grace Jean |
Airports Test Alternative Technologies for Checkpoints An influx of screening systems marks a coming of age in the security industry. |
National Defense
April 2006
Grace Jean |
Explosives at Forefront of Airport Security Measures The Transportation Security Agency's recent modification of prohibited items in carry-on luggage marks a shift from its post-9/11 focus. |
Chemistry World
July 24, 2013 |
Spectrometry for the masses A mass spectrometer ionizes chemical compounds to generate charged molecules or molecular fragments and allows the measurement of the molecular mass of a sample. Mass spectrometry continues to move forward, shaping new scientific fields in the process. |
National Defense
September 2010
Stew Magnuson |
Terrorist Loophole: Explosives Under Clothing at Airport Checkpoints "One of the hard lessons we've learned is that there is no single technology that is going to detect everything," Clark Kent Ervin, former DHS inspector general and now director of the Aspen Institute's homeland security program, said in an interview. |
Chemistry World
May 17, 2007
Michael Gross |
Further Integration of Micro Fluidics and Mass Spec Chemists in Germany have created a glass microchip that combines microfluidic channels with a nanospray emitter for electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. |
Chemistry World
May 5, 2011
Simon Hadlington |
Revolutionary new single-cell labelling method Researchers in the US and Canada have combined mass spectrometry with a technique called flow cytometry to follow dozens of biochemical markers on individual cells simultaneously. |
National Defense
August 2005
Joe Pappalardo |
New Science, Strategy Needed to Protect Bases The military is launching a new effort, including equipment purchases, scientific studies and research initiatives, to guard military bases, supply hubs and civilian installations against biological, chemical, radiological or nuclear strikes. |
Chemistry World
October 15, 2012
Melissae Fellet |
Synthesis by mass spectrometry Chemists have used mass spectrometry, commonly used to analyze molecules, to synthesize them on the microscale. |
National Defense
March 2013
Stew Magnuson |
Chemical-Biological Defense Office To Kick Off Dozens of New Programs The previous decade has seen little in terms of advancement of nuclear-radiological detection devices, and there will be a new push to update them. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
December 2007 |
U.S. Department of Defense Selects FLIR Systems' Latest Technology Officials at the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) puts next-generation, lightweight, high-performance thermal imagers in the hands of U.S. military personnel with the help of FLIR Systems' new thermal imaging system. |
Chemistry World
May 2010
Emma Davies |
One extreme to another It takes a mix of ingenuity and engineering expertise to develop mass spectrometers for use in extreme environments. |
National Defense
December 2011
Eric Beidel |
Small Device Alerts Users to Nuclear Threats FLIR Systems Inc. has developed the nanoRaider, which is the size of a pager and can accurately identify even the most shielded of radioactive sources, they say. |
Chemistry World
March 20, 2014
Emma Stoye |
Super sensitive test hones in on performance enhancing drugs A new technique that increases the sensitivity of mass spectrometry could make it harder for athletes to cheat, by identifying minute traces of banned drug metabolites in urine that would otherwise go undetected. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
February 2010
John Keller |
DHS Heads-up Initiative to Develop Revolutionary Homeland Security Technologies The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in Washington is asking industry for revolutionary technologies to improve homeland security missions and operations. |
Chemistry World
September 6, 2013
Melissae Fellet |
Unravelling stereochemistry via mass spectrometry Researchers have used mass spectrometry to determine the stereochemistry of a prototypical chiral molecule, CHBrClF. |
National Defense
March 2007
Grace Jean |
U.S. Airports Still Lack Technologies to Detect Liquid Explosives Despite known terrorist threats, it could be years before airports in the United States are equipped with scanners to detect liquid explosives hidden on passengers and inside carry-on luggage. |
National Defense
June 2013
Stew Magnuson |
Catching Terrorists Carrying Bombs Still a Tough Problem to Solve When police in Watertown, Mass., honed in on Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev hiding in a boat stored in a backyard in April, they had several tools familiar to service members who fought in the Iraq and Afghan wars at their disposal. |
